Coface, the French credit-insurer, which evaluates for its customers the economic situation of about 45 million companies in the world, will hold on May 19 in Paris a conference, titled "To export and invest" in Algeria.

Coface economic experts explained that "the re-election of president Bouteflika, in April 2004, has confirmed the engagement of Algeria on the path to political and economic stability" and "this is why", he continued, "we decided to organize this conference on export and investment in Algeria"

<i>Liberte Algerie</i> reports that Franחois David, Chairman and CEO of Coface, has also declared that "the Algerian market is completely satisfactory in regards to the risk it holds for French companies".